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Gwendolyn Lindgren Child Abuse Arrest

An Albuquerque woman is behind bars tonight, after police say she sexually abused a 7-year-old boy and took pictures of it. Neighbors are enraged, saying it could have been stopped.

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Updated: 10:38 PM MST Nov 12, 2014

Gwendolyn Lindgren Child Abuse Arrest

An Albuquerque woman is behind bars tonight, after police say she sexually abused a 7-year-old boy and took pictures of it. Neighbors are enraged, saying it could have been stopped.

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WEBVTT INVESTIGATION. AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS TONIGHT, AFTER POLICE SAY SHE SEXUALLY ABUSED A 7 YEAR OLD BOY, AND TOOK PICTURES OF IT. NEIGHBORS ARE ENRAGED....SAYING IT COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED. THEY TOLD ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MATT HOWERTON, THEY CALLED C-Y-F-D MONTHS AGO. "we all feel a pit in our stomach for that little boy...and I think maybe partly because we didn't know." HORRIFYING ALLEGATIONS DROVE THESE 5 WOMEN TO TEARS. TONIGHT THEIR NEIGHBOR GWEN LINDGREN IS IN JAIL. AFTER POLICE SAY SHE PHOTOGRAPHED HERSELF PERFORMING SEX ACTS ON A 7 YEAR OLD BOY. A BOY THESE WOMEN SAW ALMOST EVERYDAY, PLAYING IN THEIR APARTMENT COMPLEX. "to know that that was happening and none of us knew...it's sickening." COURT DOCUMENTS SAY LINDGREN'S HUSBAND CALLED POLICE AFTER FINDING DISTURBING PHOTOS ON HER PHONE. SHE TOLD POLICE SHE MET A MAN ON THE INTERNET, WHO ASKED HER TO TAKE THEM. BUT WHAT REALLY UPSETS THESE WOMEN-- "this could have all been prevented." THEY SAY THEY CALLED C-Y-F-D IN MAY, BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BOY. "my mom called multiple times, mia had called multiple times to make sure he was getting the care that he needed." BUT AS FAR AS THEY KNOW, THE BOY WAS NEVER TAKEN INTO STATE CUSTODY. "SO WE ASKED C-Y-F-D ABOUT THE BOY'S CASE ...BUT THEY DECLINED TO COMMENT TO PROTECT HIS CONFIDENTIALITY." INVESTIGATORS SAY LINDGREN TOLD THE BOY HE'D BE HURT IF HE TOLD ANYONE ABOUT THE PHOTOS. AND SAID SHE'D CONSIDER DOING IT AGAIN, IF THE MAN ON THE INTERNET ASKED HER TO. THESE NEIGHBORS SAY THE ALLEGATIONS ARE ALMOST TOO HEINOUS TO DIGEST. BUT THEIR FOCUS IS SQUARELY ON THE YOUNG VICTIM. "we're more concerned about him and can he find a new life now." IN ALBUQUERQUE MATT HOWERTON KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THE BOY IS NOW IN C-Y-F-D CUSTODY. IF POLICE TRACK DOWN THE MAN LINDGREN MET ON THE INTERNET, HE MIGHT ALSO FACE

Gwendolyn Lindgren Child Abuse Arrest

An Albuquerque woman is behind bars tonight, after police say she sexually abused a 7-year-old boy and took pictures of it. Neighbors are enraged, saying it could have been stopped.